The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-04
kindled beacon fires of warning until

Patriotism, conscience and religion
have served upon them this notice
"Thc saloon must CO." And the flag
Of distress which flies ut the masthead
of their platform is the most hopeful
augury of modern times.
Such being the occasion of the Chi
cago convention, what are
THE PURPOSES OF THEIR oRGANIZA-
TION?
Is 1t to abandon the contest by re.
stricting their productions to medici-
nal, mechanical and scientific uses
BY no means. They have but little
concern for tho small amount requisite
for pharmacy and tpe chemical labara'
tory.
/ DO they mean to SO for defer to pub
! lie sentiment as to compromise on
light wines and malt liquGvsY no Jar
from that, close analysis of the. W.
sapization will show that they have
| Rcdged mainly against the perils which
threaten distilled spirits. The Brew
ers received but scant courtesy i'll that
convention. Their proposition TO
have two members from each state on
the national executive committee, so
that the brewers vat might be equally
represented with the "Worm of the
Still" was promptly and rclentlessly
yoted down.
What theE Is their object?
The avowed and manifest purpose
is to protect, Ioster and perpetuate the
whole iiquor-tratic in the United
4 States. They mean to fasten the sa-
loch, as q business, upon us forever.
! But does their alarm suggest no con-
cession? The sum of all they propose
is this: They say that they favor the
imposition by the States OF what they
are pleased 10 call reasonable Ii
ccnsc" tax. but express themselves as
"unalterably opposed to prohibition,
general or local."
That is to say, they must be the
Judges of the reasonablcness OF the Ii
cense tax aud that they not only OPP
pose the submission TO the people,
Judgment of constitutional amend
mcnt looking to Stalc prohibition, but
arc also unaltcrably opposed to NJ
lowing the people of precinct, city
or county, the right to exercise their
option concerning tho liquor-trafiic.
In other words they deny popular
jurisdiction altogether. They deny the
right of the people to vote upon the
matter at all. They protest against an
appeal to the ballot box, to be decided
by the people as a whole or as n part.
This is what they mean by general
and local."
But they do not mean that their OPP
, position will cease if they are ovcrrul'
, ed in this matter. When an election
is ordered contrary to their III cory
s that the propricty OF abolishing the
: saloon should never be considered
!. even by the pevple-then. judging the
future by the past, it is their purpose
to bring 10 bear all their mighty, com
bined power and carry the election
; by the use of all the means known to &
4 corrupt canvass.
: If defeated q. the polls. they have
. no idea Of submitting 10 the popular
y verdict. They remain as before " I'M
al,erably opposed to prohibition" II
: any technicality OF law furnishes hope
of contest, the election will be con-
:. tested.
If baffled here, they mean 10 wilful
ly violate the law and refight the cast
u before every court. But If adverse de-
cisions from municipal, county, STATE
= and Federal courts exhaust their lega
recourse, they will yet maintain taeil
unalterable opposition" by loosins
. the "blind Tiger" and by working
), upon the police, grand juries and state
u attorneys to induce them to shut theil
: eyes. Should this, too, fail by the in
. terlerence Of unofficial citizens, then g
! measure Haddock for his coffin ant
dig his grave.
= / mean to say that the liquor-trafll
u so embrutes men that individuals cal
: always be found who would not scru
u pie in such an emergency to use TIN
u assassin's knife or bullet upon the un
/ suspecting vindicator Of the law
IL This statement finds in history abun
dant and bloody vcriicaiion.
! Judging by the past, we are author
e lied to state, without fear OF rationa
contradiction, that when every evasion
!, to which human ingenuity can resor
u has failed, then will ied-handed VIC
i lence be invoked, by individuals O
leas,.
!, When then they say "unalterable,
= they mean unalterable, absolutely au
i eternally. They mean that no fear {
{. God, no regard for man, no ballot. DO
z decision, no verdict by juries, no judg
u ment by any court and no terrors {
l. future retribution can change thel
! purpose. Fixed as fate, unalterablc 6
= Medo-Persian laws and immovable Q
y the granite hills is their determinatio
is 10 hinn nnnn the American nennln I'D